From ce0de4229fc33e96550f2195b2f255fb55c2d3e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Pike Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:47:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: hello, world is now 1.1MB, down from 1.8MB R=rsc CC=golang-dev https://golang.org/cl/4235061 --- doc/go_faq.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/go_faq.html b/doc/go_faq.html index 4be8110682..312d0e2c5a 100644 --- a/doc/go_faq.html +++ b/doc/go_faq.html @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ type checks, reflection, and even panic-time stack traces.

A trivial C "hello, world" program compiled and linked statically using gcc -on Linux is around 750 kB. An equivalent Go program is around 1.8 MB, but +on Linux is around 750 kB. An equivalent Go program is around 1.1 MB, but that includes more powerful run-time support. We believe that with some effort the size of Go binaries can be reduced.